Weekends with Ben O’Hara-Byrne

Weekends with Ben O’Hara Byrne will showcase Ben’s signature curiosity, good humour, and love for great Canadian stories - whenever you're listening. Learn new things, hear surprising perspectives, and head into your day with fresh stories to talk about.

Ben O’Hara Byrne brings decades of experience in journalism, broadcast, and connecting with people to the microphone. Throughout his career, he’s held reporting & anchor roles across Canada, from Quebec City to Ottawa to Victoria. He’s been a network bureau chief in Beijing and London, U.K. And, he’s reported on stories around the world, including Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, Ukraine and Russia.

News
Politics
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As parliament resumes in Ottawa, is Canadian de...
30 min
277
Manitoba declares provincewide state of emergen...
16 min
278
How a 40-year old fossil BC fossil mystery was ...
18 min
279
How King Charles’ Canadian visit sends a messag...
19 min
280
How do you better protect public gatherings fro...
14 min
281
Why Britain was paying very close attention to...
20 min
282
The Throne Speech hints at how Canada will move...
18 min
283
A Throne Speech fit for a King
19 min
284
Judge approves $500M settlement in Loblaw, pare...
14 min
285
Who is the Chinese billionaire buying up Bay le...
18 min
286
Revenge Is the New Addiction - Here’s How to Br...
34 min
287
The King’s visit and its audience of one: Donal...
8 min
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King Charles III arrives in Canada for a histor...
9 min
289
The “Soup Nazi” cooks up relief for Lapu Lapu t...
16 min
290
How a Canadian tobacco tin almost donated to a ...
8 min
291
Why a viral sleep and snoring hack doesn’t live...
10 min
292
As travel to the US plummets again, advice for ...
17 min
293
Harvard vs Trump: How international students in...
18 min
294
ow a AI prompted a US Newspaper to publish a Su...
16 min
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How Harvard bought an original copy of the Magn...
19 min
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Why are so many people so ticked off about ever...
36 min
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Should Canada take part in Trump’s “Golden Dom...
18 min
298
Shock, sorrow and concern after Israeli embassy...
18 min
299
Modular Housing, how does it work, is it a solu...
17 min
300
Journo Corner: The biggest surprises so far in ...
18 min